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soft-seater

soft-seater n. an upscale theater-like performing space with a capacity larger than a nightclub and smaller than an arena; (hence) especially attributively, entertainment or a performing space seen as appropriate for a restrained or sophisticated...

gate

gate v. to arrest (for the same crime) a prisoner just released under parole; to hold a prisoner beyond the period when parole would ordinarily be permitted. Editorial Note: This term is specific to Canada. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)